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This Weeks Movie Reviews: Scoop Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Cinematography, Christopher Doyle. Music, James Newton Howard. Starring Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury, Cindy Cheung, Freddy Rodriguez, Bill Irwin, Mary Beth Hurt and M. Night Shyamalan. Warner Bros., 2006. PG-13. 110 minutes. Once upon a time, a man made a movie called The Sixth Sense (1999). The movie, a brooding but gently told ghost story, used a simple plot twist to such great effect that repeated viewings were not unusual. This made Hollywood very happy. The movie earned more money that year than any film except Star Wars: Episode I. As a reward, Hollywood gave the man "above title" promotion, effectively turning his name into a brand. The man, M. Night Shyamalan, was 29 years old. Most critics say he was never seen again. Read more...
Brick Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lukas Haas, Nora Zehetner, Noah Fleiss, Meagan Good, Matt O'Leary, Emilie de Ravin and Richard Roundtree. Focus Features, 2006. R. 115 minutes. In a concrete city canal, a young man crouches beside a trickle of water. A few feet away lies a blonde girl, face down. Details fill the screen: her scuffed brown shoes, blue plastic bangles, damp strands of hair. The stark, arresting scene opens Brick, a taut, tangled, witty film that sets a detective story in the echoing hallways of a California high school. Read more...
A Scanner Darkly Directed and written for the screen by Richard Linklater. Based on the book by Philip K. Dick. Starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey, Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder and Rory Cochrane. Warner Independent Pictures, 2006. R. 100 minutes. The future's not so bright in Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly. Seven years from now, cops pull dissenters off the streets, everyone is under constant surveillance and drug use is epidemic. Substance D, created from an innocent-looking flower, does weird things to user's heads, dividing their minds, messing with reality. Read more...
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